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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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I have a 2008 scion tc, and I just put on a turbonetics kit. I loaded up the base map that turbo kits gave me, now my car wont go pass 2100 RPM plus I got an engine check light. I tried the to calibrate the TPS and RPM inputs, but its not doing any thing
Old Sep 29, 2009 | 11:21 PM
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Did you get a plug n' play harness or did someone wire it for you?
Old Sep 29, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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I have the plug n play
Old Sep 29, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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email me your map - I'll PM you.
Old Sep 29, 2009 | 11:37 PM
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contact elevation tc! he is awsome with the fic!
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im thinking you may have a loose charge pipe....how are your afr's? hows vac at idle?
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Check to see if the MAF map is blank. If it is, then make sure the parameters in the setup menu are set to percent, not voltage. This should solve the problem. It sounds like it's in limp mode.
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Check to see if the MAF map is blank. If it is, then make sure the parameters in the setup menu are set to percent, not voltage. This should solve the problem. It sounds like it's in limp mode.
word...does sound like limp mode to me aswell which is why i was thinking it being a loose charge pipe. I had problems keeping the coupler on my TB, neck of the tb is just so short and its awkwerd to work with.
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do you have t-bolt clamps?
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I will have to check that out tomorrow, and I have do have T-clamps.
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Ok I got my car to S&R Performance, they fix the problems with the rpm. but now there is a new problem, when you start to boost the car shuts off and you you get an engine check light. The engine check light is P1122 Throttle Position Stuck Closed, they do not know what is causing the throttle position to close during boost. has anybody ran into this problem, or may know whats going on.
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Your tb is badd! or broken wire!
Old Oct 2, 2009 | 01:03 AM
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How do I find out if my tb is bad.
Old Oct 2, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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The engine check light is P1122 Throttle Position Stuck Closed, they do not know what is causing the throttle position to close during boost.


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Old Oct 2, 2009 | 01:10 AM
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they dont know why its staying close during boost, they are stumped and dont know what approach to take. the tb works fine when your not in boost, only when you take it past 1 or 2 psi then it happens. You can rev the engine in idle to 6000 rpm, and nothing will happen.
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can you floor it at idle and get the proper response?
Old Oct 2, 2009 | 05:25 AM
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I can floor it at idle and get proper response, its when its in gear is when it does it.
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pm me again.. wit ur email
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hmmm, weird.
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You think it my be a wire for the tb or tps wire, or my boomslang plug n play for aem fic was wired wrong.



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